Cameraria bauhiniae

Cameraria bauhiniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal, Maharashtra and Karnataka).[2]

Cameraria bauhiniae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. bauhiniae
Binomial name
Cameraria bauhiniae
(Stainton, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis bauhiniae Stainton, 1856

The wingspan is 5.3-5.9 mm.

The larvae feed on Bauhinia acuminata and Bauhinia purpurea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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